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1882 St. Louis Brown Stockings Season
The 1882 St. Louis Brown Stockings season was the first professional baseball season played by the team now known as the St. Louis Cardinals. The team was founded in the earlier St. Louis Brown Stockings franchise. It played in the National Association league in 1875 and in the National League from 1876 to 1877. After a scandal over game-fixing, combined with financial problems, the St Louis Brown Stockings left the National League but continued to play as an independent team from 1878 to 1881. Chris von der Ahe, a German immigrant, purchased the team prior to the 1882 season and joined the new American Association. The St. Louis Brown Stockings posted a 37-43 game record in their first season in the American Association, giving them fifth place. The team played at the Grand Avenue Grounds (which was later renamed Sportsman's Park) at the corner of Grand Avenue and Dodier Street in north St. Louis. Building the team Before the 1882 season, Von der Ahe secured a place for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportsman's Park
Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri. All but one of these were located on the same piece of land, at the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street, on the north side of the city. History Sportsman's Park was the home field of both the St. Louis Browns of the American League, and the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League from 1920 to 1953, when the Browns relocated to Baltimore and were rebranded as the Orioles. The physical street address was 2911 North Grand Boulevard. The ballpark (by then known as Busch Stadium, but still commonly called Sportsman's Park) was also the home to professional football: in , it hosted St. Louis' first NFL team, the All-Stars, and later hosted the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League from 1960 (following the team's relocation from Chicago) until 1965, with Busch Memorial Stadium opening its doors in 1966. 1881 structure Baseball wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hogan (baseball)
Robert Edward Hogan (April 6, 1860 – January 22, 1932) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played one game in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882 Events January–March * January 2 ** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates. ** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in t .... He pitched a complete game in a loss, allowing seven runs, one of which was earned. External links 1860 births 1932 deaths 19th-century baseball players St. Louis Brown Stockings (AA) players Leavenworth Soldiers players Denver Mountain Lions players Denver (minor league baseball) players St. Joseph Reds players Baseball players from St. Louis {{US-baseball-pitcher-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Brown (baseball)
Edward P. Brown was a 19th-century professional baseball player. Brown played primarily third base and outfield for the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882 and the Toledo Blue Stockings The Toledo Blue Stockings formed as a minor league baseball team in Toledo, Ohio, in 1883. They won the Northwestern League championship in 1883. Their home ballpark was League Park. The following year, they joined the major league American Assoc ... in 1884. External links 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball third basemen St. Louis Brown Stockings (AA) players Toledo Blue Stockings players St. Paul Apostles players Stillwater (minor league baseball) players Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Baseball players from Chicago {{US-baseball-outfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Smiley
William B. Smiley (1856 in Baltimore, Maryland – July 11, 1884 in Baltimore, Maryland) was a professional baseball player who primarily played second base in the American Association for the St. Louis Brown Stockings and the Baltimore Orioles for one season in 1882 Events January–March * January 2 ** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates. ** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in t .... External links 1856 births 1884 deaths Baltimore Canaries players St. Louis Brown Stockings (AA) players Baltimore Orioles (AA) players Major League Baseball second basemen Baseball players from Baltimore Erie (minor league baseball) players Winona Clipper players Buffalo (minor league baseball) players Binghamton Crickets (1870s) players Lynn Live Oaks players Worcester (minor league baseball) players Capital City of Albany players Rochester Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Shoupe
John F. Shoupe (September 30, 1851 in Cincinnati – February 13, 1920 in Cincinnati) was a 19th-century professional baseball player. Shoupe appeared in 11 games for the Troy Trojans in 1879, 2 games for the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882 Events January–March * January 2 ** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates. ** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in t ..., and 1 game for the Washington Nationals (UA) in 1884. Sometimes he is credited as John Shoup. External links 1851 births 1920 deaths Baseball players from Cincinnati Troy Trojans players St. Louis Brown Stockings (AA) players Washington Nationals (UA) players 19th-century baseball players Memphis Reds (League Alliance) players Janesville Mutual players Binghamton Crickets (1870s) players Springfield, Ohio (minor league baseball) players Oswego Sweegs players Oswego Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Morton (baseball, Born 1854)
Charles Hazen Morton (October 12, 1854 – December 9, 1921) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder, manager, and League executive. As a manager, he led a team whose members included the first African-American players in Major League history. After retiring from the major leagues, Morton served intermittently as an official and went on to become an influential minor league baseball executive. Major league career Morton played for, and managed in, the American Association, with the Toledo Blue Stockings in and the Detroit Wolverines in . He played one season prior to managing, , and managed the Toledo Maumees after his playing career was over. He compiled a career managerial record of 121 wins and 153 losses. He was the manager for the 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings, who had transferred into the American Association from the Northwestern League after the season. It was this team that included Moses Fleetwood Walker and his brother Welday Walker, who are now co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Gleason
John Day "Jack" Gleason (July 14, 1854 – September 4, 1944) was a 19th-century professional baseball player who primarily played third base. His younger brother, Bill Gleason, also was a ballplayer. Gleason appeared in one game for the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the National League in 1877, that team's last season. He then played in the American Association for the St. Louis Browns in 1882 and the beginning of 1883 and the Louisville Eclipse for the majority of 1883. From 1884–1885 Gleason played for the St. Louis Maroons during their only season in the Union Association and their first in the National League. He played his last season in 1886 for the Philadelphia Athletics back in the American Association. He later managed the San Francisco club in the Pacific Coast League The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Western United States. Along with the International League, it is one of two leagues playing at the Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Gleason
William G. Gleason (November 12, 1858 – July 21, 1932) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from through for three different teams of the American Association. Listed at , 170 lb., Gleason batted and threw right-handed. His older brother, Jack Gleason, was also a ballplayer. Early life A St. Louis native, Gleason played amateur baseball for the St. Louis Stocks as early as age 16. He earned the nickname "Brudder Bill" because he was teammates with his older sibling, Jack Gleason, on several amateur and professional baseball teams. Major league career Gleason entered the majors in 1882 with the St. Louis Browns, where he and Jack Gleason were the first siblings to play in the same major league infield. His most productive season came in 1887, when he posted career numbers in batting average (.288), runs (135), hits (172), and on-base percentage (.342). A member of three St. Louis champion teams from 1885 to 1887, in 1883 and 1885 he led the league in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Decker (baseball)
Frank Decker (February 26, 1856 in St. Louis, Missouri – February 5, 1940 in St. Louis) was a 19th-century professional baseball player. Decker played in 3 games for the Syracuse Stars in 1879 and 2 games for the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882 Events January–March * January 2 ** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates. ** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in t .... External links 1856 births 1940 deaths Baseball players from Missouri Syracuse Stars (NL) players St. Louis Brown Stockings (AA) players 19th-century baseball players {{US-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Comiskey
Charles Albert Comiskey (August 15, 1859 – October 26, 1931), nicknamed "Commy" or "The Old Roman", was an American Major League Baseball player, manager and team owner. He was a key person in the formation of the American League, and was also founding owner of the Chicago White Sox. Comiskey Park, the White Sox's storied baseball stadium, was built under his guidance and named for him. Comiskey's reputation was permanently tarnished by his team's involvement in the Black Sox Scandal, although he was inducted as an executive into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. Early life Comiskey was born on August 15, 1859, in Chicago, the son of Illinois politician John Comiskey. He attended public and parochial schools in Chicago, including St. Ignatius Preparatory School, and, later, St. Mary's College (in St. Mary's, Kansas). He played baseball at St. Mary's, and played for several professional teams in Chicago while apprenticed to a plumber and working at construction jobs includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleeper Sullivan
Thomas Jefferson Sullivan (1859 – October 13, 1909) was an Irish born catcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Sleeper" and "Old Iron Hands","Sleeper Sullivan Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2011. Sullivan played for the 's , the 's |
Eddie Fusselback
Edward L. Fusselback (July 17, 1856 in Philadelphia – April 14, 1926 in Philadelphia), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher and catcher in the Major Leagues from 1882 to 1888. He would play for the St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Monumentals, Philadelphia Athletics, and Louisville Colonels. Fusselback was the only player in the American Association to record a save in 1882. Fusselback died after shooting himself, three weeks after his brother, William D. Fusselback, Jr., killed himself.''Oswego Palladium-Times'' April 16, 1926 See also * List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders The following is a list of annual leaders in saves in Major League Baseball (MLB), with separate lists for the American League and the National League. The list includes several professional leagues and associations that were never part of MLB. ... References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Fusselback, Eddie 1856 births 1926 suicides 1926 deaths Major League Baseball p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
